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Knox Security Researcher

Mountain View, CA • On-site

Omega Solutions, Inc.
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Full-time

Re-posted 22 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Identify and solve complex security challenges related to Samsung's mobile and enterprise laptop products.

  • Conduct vulnerability assessments and develop automated tools for security analysis.

  • Propose, design, and review security features across various layers of the software and hardware stack.

Job description

Job Summary:
Omega Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Knox Security Researcher to join their security research team focused on Samsung's mobile and enterprise laptop products. The role involves identifying and solving complex security challenges, conducting vulnerability assessments, and developing automated tools for security analysis.
Responsibilities:
• Propose Client security features at various layers of the stack for Samsung's smartphones and PCs (hardware-based, UEFI/BIOS, ARM TrustZone, hypervisor, Linux/Windows/Android) to achieve enterprise-level PC/smartphone security and work with product management teams to refine proposals
• Design and architect security features using hardware security features, access control, cryptography, and secure protocol design.
• Provide expert security guidance to global development teams and ensure security requirements are met through the development process
• Review existing feature designs and propose enhancements to secure them further
• Perform security assessments of various layers of the software stack
• Use existing tools and develop new tools for automated vulnerability assessment as required
• Keep up-to-date with latest attacks, analyze exploits from any reported incidents, and provide expert security guidance to global development teams to ensure proper fixes for security issues
• Research and innovate security through academic publications in top security and systems conferences and patents
Qualifications:
Required:
• Undergraduate degree in technical field (e.g., Engineering or Computer Science) or equivalent practical experience
• Demonstrable experience with computer security issues, as demonstrated by: Conference papers or talks, Academic or industry experience, Vulnerability disclosures, such as CVEs, Tools developed to analyze computer programs
• A sense of humor!
Preferred:
• Typically requires 10+ years of related experience in a professional role with a Bachelor's degree; or 8+ years with a Master's degree; or 5+ years with a PhD; or equivalent experience
• Experience as a tech lead or a security architect for big projects and previous research experience with computer security are a plus
• Ability to securely design and architect features with an understanding of threat and trust models, cryptography, access control, and secure protocol design
• PC/Windows/Client Security: An overall understanding of the Windows/PC/Client hardware and software stack, with deeper technical knowledge of in one or more of the following areas: Windows OS, security threats (malware, ransomware, rootkits) and defenses, Hardware technologies such as Client VT-x, TXT, and CSME, TPM, UEFI/BIOS, secure boot, system management mode, hypervisor-based security using Hyper-V or nested hypervisors
• Android/Linux/Firmware Security: A holistic understanding of the Android/Linux/ARM smartphone hardware and software stack, with deeper technical knowledge in of one or more of the following: Android framework security and internals, SELinux/SEAndroid, Linux kernel, drivers, bootloaders, ARM TrustZone, hypervisors
• Vulnerability Assessment and Tooling: Knowledge of exploitation techniques, mitigations, and Buffer overflows, return-oriented programming, heap spraying, ASLR, access control, Experience using security assessment techniques such as fuzz testing, reverse engineering, static and dynamic analysis, symbolic execution, emulation, Ability to use a programming language of choice to write proof-of-concept exploits, patches, and develop new tools for automated testing
• Boundless optimism!
Company:
Omega was incorporated in 2007 in the State of California to offer high end IT Solutions ranging from IT Software and product development to technology deployment and specialize in providing software solutions to diverse business sectors in USA and World-wide. Founded in 2007, the company is headquartered in Santa Clara, USA, with a team of 11-50 employees. The company is currently Early Stage.

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